I hate 99% of media “representation” for LGB. There are some decent films but that’s it. The TV series and TV movies are terrible. I thought I was the only lesbian who hates Happiest Season... everyone on the internet was constantly praising it. Ugh.

Why can’t there just be normal men and women who happen to be gay or lesbian. Gay men especially. There’s always gotta be some stereotype or work storyline to go along with it.

Ironically, the best examples of gay characters on TV that I can think of came before gay marriage, sometimes long before. Omar Little on The Wire was groundbreaking because he played into zero stereotypes. He was a badass masculine guy who was morally complex, and his gayness had nothing to do with what made his character interesting. The Sopranos had a similar situation with a gay male side character.

The most recent show I can think of that I thought did it right was NBC Hannibal, with Margot and Alana being normal lesbian and bisexual women, respectively. Black Sails also had good lesbian characters, and the main gay male character was excellent too for being very masculine and non-stereotypical, although admittedly his gayness did play a huge role in the storyline.

But generally, the current state of media with gay characters is absolutely ridiculous.

Edit: that one Black Mirror episode with the lesbian and the bisexual woman was good too.